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Abstract

The Journal of Western Archives was created as a "manifestation of a Western regional identity for archivists" and to "foster the continuing development of a unique regional identity for archivists working and living in the American West by promoting an improved discourse about archival work and providing another venue for the socialization of new archivists." The journal was founded with the explicit purpose to "provide a venue where archivists working in the West can highlight their unique contributions to the archival profession." The Journal of Western Archives is now fifteen years old and has established itself as an important voice in the professional archival community. It seems appropriate to analyze how well the journal is meeting its stated mission. This article uses big data techniques to do so.

Author Biography

J. Gordon Daines III is the Research and Instruction Services archivist and the Yellowstone National Park collection curator in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections at Brigham Young University. His research interests include primary source literacy, preserving digital records, finding aid design, business process management for archives, and the history of Yellowstone National Park. Ryan K. Lee is currently Accessioning Archivist in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections at Brigham Young University, where he has worked since 2013 in various roles. He is a Certified Archivist since 2011 and served as Managing Editor of Journal of Western Archives from 2021 to 2023. His research interests include archival accessioning, digitization and access to archival materials, and historical records of 19th Century Latter Day Saint movements, Utah, and the American West. Cory Nimer is the university archivist at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Previously he served as technical services archivist and metadata specialist at the institution. His research interests include archival descriptive practice, archival literacy, and the history of archives in the Inter-mountain West.

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